John Kerry actually said...

"So the answer is we can. Yes, we could roll over."

"We certainly recognize the difficult budget climate you face in Washington these days, but the consequence of not funding A-Sea monitoring next year will be a collapse of the sector system and a whole..."

"Congress should look into what changes can be made to these guidelines--either through statutory changes or otherwise--to achieve a greater utilization of OY."

"Congress should very seriously consider re-writing the emergency action provisions in the statute to provide the agency with a more useful level of flexibility when common sense dictates."